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	johnkzin	2009-04-03 , 19:03
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Originally Posted by attila77

That's how the industry works, unfortunately. As an example, see pricing of the iPod Touch, a subsidized and an unsubsidized iPhone. These three sport nearly the same hardware/software, and yet, the price range is quite a stretch.

And, yet, people sell GSM phones that work fine on the US GSM networks, with no coordination with the carriers at all. Just with FCC certification.

So,the idea that this is caused by the carriers, seems a bit specious.

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